Refrigerator.



J. I. PAYNE.

REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 3.2, 1912.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

J. I. PAYNE. REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION rum APR.2, 1912,

Jill? @1 51 P69 726 REV w B w/ 1 prises a easlnfi UNIT D SIATESPATENT QFFICE.

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has organ-object toeo nsltriict a: refrigerator having a removable lining' ori storage (Shani;

her which can 'readil'jf fdisconnected fromthe refrigerator and thoroughly cleaned and means embassi sn whisk. i ettef 'f e imilaf parts in'the"sveral throiig'hthl refrigerate; Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 22 'of Fig. 1.

The refrigeratorherein illustrated com-y 1 of double walls and between the we 5 is arranged a packing of mineral wool or like insulating material 2. The bottom 3 of the refrigerator has secured thereupon the relatively narrow strips of material 4 and the similar supporting strips 5. The food storage space 6 of the refrigerator has removably mounted therein a lining 7 which opens at 8 into the door opening 9 in the front of the refrigerator casing, the walls of the door opening 9 of the casing being flared as at 10 to receive thereagainst the correspondingly flared portions 11 on the walls of the lining. In this manner the portions 11 co-act with the portions 10 in a manner which will admirably serve to accurately position the lining within the refrigerating space (land to also serve to hold the walls of the lining spaced from the inner walls of the casing 1. By s acing the Walls of the lining from the of the refrigerator casing, air cireszi'a ranged therebetween.

'in'the abilit m ed in ighly sanitary fcondit'ioni fii'nother 'objecfi o f'the invention is tbf 'prq; i forjpositivellyyhdldirigthe'wallsj spaced 'n-omn e ivailsof the 7 id-define therewith i 'fg in e t ng e drawing"forming a portion o'fthis ,Fi a 1 horizontal section taken on line 3 3 of'Fig. I

,eonrfe cti oii btv'veewt 09 suitable" man-11 1+ w itli'if the fdi tsin securedin anv Above the lining r "sna Mitch is remove ured thereto' uppnnewbies 1 pjo'rtion Fil the hott-onfbf- 'h l era-he s which is removably associated wit ing 1. This construction is such that the sect-ions 23 and 24 can be readily disconnected when it is desired to remove the lining 7 from the casing. The side walls of the lining 7 have secured thereto brackets 26 for removably supporting theshelves or grating members 27. The bottom 3 of the casing 1 is also provided with spaced guiding cleats 28 between which the parallel vertical side of the lining 7 can he slid and properly: 2-

guided when the lining removed from or inserted in the space 6.

From the construction described it is en'- dent that the lining 7 can be conveniently and quickly removed from the refrigerator casing and thoroughly cleaned and maintained in a highly sanitary condition. This may also be said of the ice receptacle 17. The receptacle 1'? and the lining 7 are each formed of a single piece of material erahly and lined with porcelain or: the like.

A Short relatively wide pipe 29 is seem in the bottom of the ice compartment, the upper end of the pipe being extended above the plane of the bottom of said compartment so as to prevent the water on the bottom from entering the food compartment by way of said pipe. The top of the food conipartment has an opening 13 therein in which the lower end of the pipe 29 is removably fitted whereby direct communication is established between the food compartment and the ice compartment, the construction and arrangement of parts being such that under normal atmospheric conditions a complete circulation of cold air will be created and the refrigerating products com pelled to circulate in the food compartment as shown by the arrows By extending the plate 29 intothe opening 13 of the lining 7' as described,it is seen that the icereceptacle will-be centered with relation to the lining and that the walls of said receptacle will be held equi-distances from the .side walls of l the casing. \Vith a furtherview to preventing the water in the ice compartment from entering the food compartment I provide the bottom of the ice grate-l9 with a hood 30. This hood is of eoncavo-convex form with its concavity disp osedabove the upper end of the pipe 29, the walls of the concavity being spaced from theu per end of the pipe and curved .downwar ly and outwardly slightly below the plane of the said upper end of the pipe as .at 31 whereby, the water falling onto'the hood will be carried beyond the'sides of the pipeflaswill be understood.

1. A refrigerator comprising a casing, spaced cleats rising from the bottom thereof, a removable lining mounted in, the casing and slidable betweenthe cleats, said cleats spacing the vertical walls of the lining from the vertical walls of the casing, a grate located in the casing above the linin an ice receptacle disposed above the first lining and supported upon said grate, said receptacle having its walls spaced from the vertical walls of the casing, and a cold air circulating pipe carried by the receptacle and depending-from the bottom thereof and reniovably fitted in the top of the lining and adapted to center the receptacle with relation to the adjacent walls of the casing.

52. A refrigerator comprising a casing hav ing a refrigerating chamber, the saidcasing having an opening therein, aremovable lining slidably mounted in-the chamber and having stop port-ions adapted. v to engage against the walls of the opening to limit the sliding adjustment of the lining in one direction and to space the back wall of the lining from the back wall of the casing, the side walls of the lining being spaced from the side walls of the casing, the said lining having openings therein for establishing communication between the refrigerating chamber of the lining and the space between the outside walls of the lining and in the inside walls of the casing, an ice receptacle mounted in the casing and disposedabove the lining spa-zed from the adjacent walls of the casing, and a cold air pipe establishing communication between the top of the lining and the bottom' of the receptacle and adapted to center the sa the lining. v p

In testimony whereof'I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES I. PAYNE.

W itnesses:

JAMES A. KOEHL, E. Eo roNsToN, J r;

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